Eliud DEFOREST

1769 - 1850  (80 years)

• Name	Eliud DEFOREST  [2]
  	Age 80 years, 27 months and 26 days. His will was probated in Norwalk, CT., 12 January 1850, File #1231. His will is found in Book 8, pg. 194. The will states he was from New Canaan. It mentioned his wife Isabel DeForest; his son, Hiram DeForest; daughter, Fanny Honeywell, wife of David Honeywell; daughter, Sally Olmstead, wife of Lewis; deceased daughter, Harriet Noble, wife of Frederick Noble; deceased daughter, Mary Ann Hoyt, wife of Edmund B. Hoyt; grandson, Charles Eliud DeForest, son of his son, Edward DeForest; sons, Charles, David L and Edward DeForest. His son, Charles DeForest was the executor. (source:"John Heald of Cheshire England and Concord, Mass." Rootsweb WorldConnect Project) [1]
  Birth	17 Jun 1769	Wilton, Fairfield Co., Connecticut   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Feb 1850	New Canaan, Fairfield Co., Connecticut   [1, 3]
  Burial	DeForest Cemetery, Wilton, Fairfield Co., Connecticut   [1]
  Person ID	I76827	Main Tree
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2015

  
  

  Family	Isabel HOYT,   b. 2 Feb 1769, Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut d. 16 Jul 1854, New Canaan, Fairfield Co., Connecticut (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	28 Apr 1791  [2]
  Children	+ 1. Sally DEFOREST,   b. 1795   d. 21 Apr 1867, Wilton, Fairfield Co., Connecticut (Age 72 years)  [Birth] + 2. Charles DEFOREST,   b. 22 Nov 1796, Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA d. 20 Aug 1889, Wilton, Fairfield Co., Connecticut (Age 92 years)  [Birth]   3. William DEFOREST,   b. 9 Oct 1798, Wilton, Fairfield Co., Connecticut d. 12 May 1826 (Age 27 years)  [Birth]   4. Samuel D. DEFOREST,   b. Abt 1800   d. 6 Sep 1812 (Age 12 years)  [Birth] + 5. David Lambert DEFOREST,   b. 6 Feb 1804, Wilton, Fairfield Co., Connecticut d. 28 Oct 1886, New Canaan, Fairfield Co., Connecticut (Age 82 years) + 6. Edward DEFOREST,   b. 7 Mar 1806, New Canaan, Fairfield Co., Connecticut d. 1856, Fairfield County, Connecticut (Age 49 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F31033	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2015

  
  

• Headstones

  Eliud DeForest Headstone Eliud DeForest is the husband of Isabell Hoyt. He is buried in the DeForest Cemetery in Wilton, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. Created by: Marcialyn Photo Added by: Erik Andersen

  
  

• Sources

  [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S00001] David W. Hoyt, "A Genealogical History of the Hoyt, Haight, and Hight Families", (Name: Name: Providence: Printed for the Author by the Providence Press Co. Boston: Henry Hoyt - 1871;;). [S6898] Ancestry.com: Family Trees - Betit-DeFriest Family Tree by Eugene Betit.